Labor Day Weekend

Our fun weekend actually started on Thursday night, Andy and I had a wonderful date night. He surprised me with dinner at Maggiano's (delicious Rustic Shrimp and Chicken and Apple Crostada) and then we went to see Wicked at TPAC. The Wicked show was incredible. Elfaba (the wicked witch) did an amazing job on all her songs and the choreography was outstanding. I am putting the Wicked soundtrack on my wish list. Jackson took a few pictures of Andy and me before we left.

On Friday afternoon, Jackson and I took to Drew to Grammy and Papa's house for the night. Drew went with them to his first football game to see the CA Bulldogs. Supposedly, he had a wonderful time and had fun with them on Saturday.

Bright and early on Saturday morning, Andy, Jackson, Amanda, and I headed to Knoxville to see the Vols first game of the season against Western Kentucky. Jackson loves going to the games and had a blast before the game watching the Vol walk and the band march into the stadium. He could not wait to wear his Eric Berry jersey and cheer for his favorite team.

Here is Coach Lane Kiffin's first run through the T at Neyland Stadium. Watching the team run out at the beginning is one of my favorite things.

Jackson took a picture of Andy and me enjoying the game. We sat in the sun the entire game and roasted. It was unbelievably hot! Thank goodness the Vols put on impressive show and beat the Hilltoppers!

On the way home from Knoxville, we stopped in Cookeville so Jackson could get "fitted" for a tuxedo that he will be wearing in my cousin's wedding in October. This should be very interesting!

On Monday morning, Andy and I ran the Franklin Classic 10K. It is a great race in and around downtown Franklin and was special for us because we ran by our old subdivision and ran most of the course in areas we have run many times before.

At the race, they also had lots of fun stuff for kids. Jackson and Drew loved the bounce house and the big slide. They wanted to do it over and over again. Andy had to go down the slide with Drew. They also got some cool balloon swords.

Jackson was thrilled that Gnash made an appearance at the race. He immediately ran up to him and hugged him.

For lunch on Monday, we headed to Chick-fil-A for FREE chicken sandwiches. They were giving them away if you were wearing a shirt for your favorite team. Of course, we supported the Big Orange!